Gas-range construction



Aug. 18, 1925.

H. MOECKER, JR., ET AL GAS RANGE CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 5, 1925 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 18, 1925.

H. MOECKER, JR, ET AL GAS RANGE CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 5, 1925 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY MoEoKEE, In, or HOMEWOOD, THEODORE THOMPSON, OF HARVEY, AND OTTOHAMMERMEISTER, OF HARVEY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS To AMERICAN sTovE COM.-PANY, or sT. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORP RATION OF NEW JERSEY.

GAS-RANGE CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed February 5, 1925 Serial No. 7,030.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, .HENRY MoEonER, Jr., THEODORE THOMPSON and OTTOHAM- MERMEIsTEn, all citizens of the United States, residing at Homewoodand Harvey, respectively, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in a Gas-Range Construction,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in gas range construction wherebythe-parts forming the construction are capable of use in a right hand ora left hand oven range.

Heretofore it has been necessary in constructing right and left handoven ranges to have special parts for the two ranges, and it is-one ofthe objects of'this invention to so construct the parts as to adapt themfor either a right hand or a left hand oven range, thus avoiding theexpense heretofore necessary to construct these parts differently, andto avoid the'necessity of car-- rying in stock parts for a left hand andparts for a right hand oven range. 7

Gas. oven ranges as now constructed are provided with open burners ateither the right or left hand side of the oven, and are provided with abacking usually enameled located in rear of the open burners, the saidbacking provided at its top with an inwardly extending to shelf. Afurther object of the present improvementis to provide a top shelfsupport that is. so constructed that it can be used. for supporting theshelf for either a right or a left hand oven range, which so far as weare aware is new.

A further object of the present invention is to so construct thisreversible part that it is adapted to receive an inwardly extendingreversible bracket for supporting the said top shelf.

Another object of the present improvement is to so construct the supportthat it is adapt-ed to permit the passage of the gas pipe or manifoldfor either a right hand or left hand oven range.

In carrying out the above objects the said support is adapted for/eithera right or left hand oven range by simply turning the part end for end,that is to sa%wkhen using the part for a left hand ran ,in

order to use the same part for a right hand oven range it is onlynecessary to turn it end for end when it will act for a range with theoven at the reverse side and in either position the reversible part isadapted to fit on the cooking top.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a right hand oven range with theimproved parts In Fig. 1 the gas range is shown with an oven 1 at theright and a burner top 2 at the left of the 'oven., Located in rear ofthe burner top2 is a vertical backing 3, usually enameled sheet metal.The parts composing the present improvement are preferably made of sheetmetal, though they may be constructed of other material withoutaffecting the present improvement.

Extending inward from the top of the backing 3 is what is known andreferred to in the art as a top shelf 4. One improvement consists of areversible support in the form of a vertical angle iron 5 which islocated at the outer edge of the backing 2. This shelf has its edge 6turned downward as shown around its extent.

The supporting bar or angle iron 5 is made so that it is reversible,that is, is capable of being used for a gas range with right hand oven,and is capable of being used with a left hand oven gas range by simplyturning it end for end. This angle iron has an inwardly doubled portion7 and the outer leg or angle 8 of the angle iron is cut out at each endas shown at 9 and 9',

' the said out out portions being equal. When the angle iron is used fora right hand gas range as here shown the lower end 10 of the inturnedportion 7 rests on the cooking top 2, and the upper cut out portion Jreceives a suitable bracket 12.

This bracket 12 has its angle 13 made of a length to fit between thelower end of the upper cut out portion 9 and the under side of the shelf4, and the cut out portion of the angle iron and the bracket each havebolt openings 14 and 15 which are the same distance apart to receive theclamping bolts 17, while the flange 6 of the shelf 1 is provided withbolt openings 18 adapted to mesh with the upper openings 14 and 25 ofthe angle bar and the bracket. It will beainderstood in thisconstruction that when the angle iron is used for a left hand oven rangethat the bracket can also be used, since the lower end of the angle iron5 has its out out portion 9 of the same length as the cut out portion 9whereby the said bracket will fit either end of the angle iron. willalso be noted that the angle iron has the bolt openings 14' at its lowerend to receive the said clamping bolts 17 when its position is reversedfor a left hand oven range.

The angle iron 5 which forms a support for the shelf 4 has its leg 19provided with semi-circular openings 20 and 20, the said openingsbeinglocated in relation to the cut out portions 9 and 9 exactly thesame. The reason for these openings is to register with an opening 21made in the backing 22 that is located below the cooking top 2 throughwhich the gas supply pipe 23 passes forward to the manifold 24.Therefore the opening 20 of this angle iron when it is turned end forend will also match with the opening 21 for a left hand oven range.

It will also be observed that the rear leg 19 of the angle iron has itsupper portion provided with bolt openings 25 and the lower portionprovided with bolt openings 25. When the angle iron is used for a righthand oven the upper openings 25 receive securing bolt 26 that passthrough the rear edge 6 of the shelf 1 and the backing plate 3. lVhenthe angle supporting iron 5 is applied to a right hand oven range thelower bolt openings 25 receive bolts 27 that pass through the saidopenings, while the openings 14 receive the clamping bolts 28 that passthrough the angle bar and the side plate 29. Also the bolts 28 passthrough the depending flange 30 of the cooking top 2.

The inturned part 7 of the angle iron 5 makes a finish for the stovefrom the front, its lower end 31 resting on the cooking top 2 and itsupper end 32 adapted to receive the lower end of the bracket 12.Therefore this inturned part 7 performs the triple function in itsvarious positions, that is to say, when used for a right hand ovenco'nstruction the part 32 receives the lower end of the bracket 12 andthepart 31 rests above the cooking oven 2. When the angle iron is usedfor a left hand oven range it is reversed whereby the part 32 acts torest on the cooking top 2 and the part 31 to receive the lower end ofthe bracket 12.

\Vith the parts in the positions shown in the drawings the upper cut outportion 9 of the angle iron is exposed, which would leave the boltspassing through the openings 25 also exposed. In order to complete.

this supporting angle construction an extension member 33 is provided.The part 34 corresponds with the part 7 and the part 35 rests againstthe backing 3, with the open ended slots 36 receiving the bolts 17. Inapplying thisextension 35 the bolts are applied and the nuts left looseto receivethe part 35 after which the said bolts are screwed up thusclamping this extension in position, and it serves tocomplete the wholstructure.

.In the construction here shown the shelf braoket 12 needs only to haveits edge 13 made of a length to fit between the part 32 and the underpart of the shelf when the parts are in the position here shown, or whenthe angle iron is reversed, then the edge 13 will fit between the cutout part 31 and the under sideof the shelf 4:. Otherwise no claim ismade in this application for special construction of the bracket. Aspecial construction of bracket is provided and will form the subjectmatter of a separate application.

The cooking top 2 is constructed as before stated with its edge 30turned downward, and as shown in the drawings this turned down edge isprovided near the corner with bolt openings 37 to receive the clampingbolts which pass through the openings 14' and 25.

A gas range constructed with reversible parts as herein described thatare adapted for use with a right and a left hand oven range effects aconsiderable saving in its construction over the constructions now knownto us. It makes a gas range convenient and cheap to construct; it savesthe carrying of these parts for the two kinds of ranges in, stock, andit produces a gas stove which is very attractive in appearance.

We do not desire to limit ourselves to the exact construction hereinshown and described, since variations may be made in the constructionwithout departing from the scope of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus described the invention what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A right or left hand oven range construction, comprising a top helf,and an angle iron support for the shelf having its opposite ends cutout, whereby it may be used in either a right or left hand oven range byturning it end for end.

2. A right or left hand oven range con struction comprising an angleiron having itsopposite ends cut out equal distances, whereby it may beused for either a right or left hand oven range construction by Iturning it end for end causing either shoulder of the angle iron to restabove the cooking top.

3. A right or left hand oven range construction comprising an angle ironout out at opposite ends, the edge of the side leg of the angle ironturned inward atan angle between the cut out portions, where by theangle iron may be applied with the bent portion above the cooking topfor either a right or left hand oven range by turning the angle iron endfor end.

4. A right or left hand oven range constructioncomprising a top shelf,an angle ironsupport for the outer end of the'shelf, said angle ironhaving one leg bent inward at an angle toward the other leg, saidbentportion cut away equal-- distances from both ends of the angle iron,whereby it may be used-for either a right or left hand oven raiilge byturning the said angle iron end for en 5. A right or left hand ovenrange construction including substantially an L-shaped angle iron withits front leg bent inward toward its rear leg to leave a longitudinalspace between its edge and the rear leg, a backing passing in theslotbetween the said rear leg and the said bent por-- tion of the angleiron, and means for securing the parts together.

6. A right or left hand oven range construction comprising a burner top,anoven at one edge of the burner top, a top shelf,

- an angle iron having its ends cut out substantially equal distances,whereby the angle iron may be used for a right or left hand oven byturning the same end for end.

7. A right or left hand oven-range construction comprising a cookingtop, an oven located at one side of the cooking top, a top shelf locatedover the rear portion of the cooking top and a reversible support forthe said shelf located at the outer edge of the backing shelf, thebacking, the shelf and the support secured together.

8. A right or left hand oven range construction comprising a burner top,an oven located at one side of the burner top, avertically arrangedshelf atthe rear of the burner top, a supporting construction below theburner-top, a top shelf, an anglesupport for the said top shelf havingcut out portions substantially the same length at each end thereof, thetop of the angle support connected with the shelf and the backingand'the lower portion of the angle support connected with the supportingportion of the cooking top, the parts combined for the purposedescribed.

9. A right or left hand oven range construction comprising acooking'top, a range located to one side of the top, a vertical backinglocated at the back of the cooking top, a vertically arranged supportingL-shaped anglebar with the front edge of its side leg bent inward towardthe rear leg and cut out substantially the same distance from each endof the sup orting bar, the backing passing between t e edge of the bentin portion and the rear le of the angle iron, and means for securing theparts in position. i

10. A right or left hand-oven range construction comprising a cookingtop, an oven located at the side of the top, a vertical backing at theback of the top, atop shelf at the top of the backing, an angle ironsupport having opposite ends cut away substantially equal distances, ashelf bracket having its vertical edge fitting between the shelf and cutout portion, clamping bolts securing the bracket, the shelf and theangle iron together, whereby the parts'are reversible for use in eithera right or left hand oven construction.

11. A right or left hand oven range construction comprising a cookingtop, an oven angle iron support having its side leg bent inward towardsthe rear leg and separated therefrom to receive the backing, a bracketsupport for the shelf of a length adapting it to be located between thecut out portion of the angle iron and the shelf, and means for securingthe parts in position.

12. A right or left hand .oven range construction comprising a cookingtop, an oven located at one side of the cooking top, a supporting framefor the cooking to a backing located at the back of the cookin top, a.forwardly projecting shelf locate at the top of the backing, areversible angle iron havlng its side leg bent inward toward its rearleg, the said inwardly bent portion stopping substantially equaldistances from opposite ends of the angle iron, a bracket for the angleiron fitting between the cut out portion and the shelf whereby the angle.located at the back of the top, a forwardly projecting shelf located atthe top of the backing,- an angle iron support having its opposite endsprovided with cut out portions to receive the fuel feed pipe, wherebythe said angle iron is adapted for use with a right or left hand oven byturning it end for end.

14. right or left hand oven gas range construction comprising a cookingtop, an oven located at one side of the cooking top,

a vertically arranged backing located at the back of the cooking top, asupporting frame for the cooking top, aafuel supply pipe passing fromthe rear -of the construction near its outer edge, an angle iron havingits ends cut out substantially equal distances, and the rear leg of eachend of the angle iron provided with a cut out portion ada ted to receivethe said fuel pipe, a top shelf ocated at the top of the angle iron, anda shelf bracket of a length to fit between the cut out portion and thesaid shelf, whereby the angle iron is adapted for use in either a rightor left hand oven construction.

15. A range construction comprising a cooking top, an oven at one sideof the top, an angle iron having its side leg bent inward toward itsreal; leg, sai'd bent portion cutaway, a top shelf, a backing betweenthe rear edge of the top shelf and the cooking top, and an extensionmember of a length to fill in the cut out portion of the supporting bar,for the purpose described.

16. A. gas range construction comprising a cooking top, an oven at oneside of the top, a vertical backing in rear of the top, a forwardlyextending shelf at the top of the backing, a supporting angle bar at theouter edge of the backing, the angle bar having its side leg bent inwardtowards its rear leg the bent portion cut away to leave an extended endof the angle bar and an angle member fitting in between the shelf andthe end of the cut away bent portion.

17. A gas range construction comprising a cooking'top, an oven at oneside of the top, a. vertical backing at the rear of the top, a shelfextending forward from the said backing, an angular supporting bar atthe outer edge of the backing, the side leg of the angle bar bent inwardtowards its rear leg, the said bent portion cut away, for the purposedescribed, and an angular extension substantially equal to the cut awayportion, the inner leg of the angle having a slot, and a clamping screwpassing through the slot and the engaging parts for holding them inposition.

In testimony whereof, we hereunto affix our signatures.

HENRY MOECKER, JR. THEODORE THOMPSON. OTTO HAMMERMEISTER.

